to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
avoiding or dodging responsibility
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to say; to tell; to state; to do
distant look; faraway look
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
root; source; origin; cause
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
close; intimate; on good terms
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side